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A ringing success: Bedford High students answer the call for 'Dollars for Scholars' phone-a-thon

The Lowell Sun

Posted:
03/24/2014 06:35:42 AM EDT

BEDFORD -- The 2014 "Dollars For Scholars" Phone-a-thon of the Bedford Chapter of the Citizens' Scholarship Foundation reached more than 2,400 Bedford and Hanscom residents, who pledged $37,411, according to chairpersons Alma and Silvester Pomponi.

MITRE Corp., was the site of the telephone fund-drive efforts of 82 Bedford High School over a recent weekend. Student volunteers recruited by Social Studies teachers and coordinated by Christine Butler, assisted in on-site phone-a-thon activities. The student callers worked in two-hour shifts.

The money raised through "Dollars For Scholars" is the principal source of funds for college scholarships awarded to graduating seniors by CSF. This year's scholarships will be presented May 28.

"Dollars For Scholars" donations can be mailed to CSF of Bedford Dollars for Scholars, P.O. Box 585, Bedford, MA 01730-0585.

Any graduating senior from Bedford High School, or any Bedford resident who is graduating from any other secondary school or who completes home-schooling, is eligible for scholarship aid. Aid is available for students going to four-year colleges, two-year colleges, or to schools for technical, vocational or specialized training.